Word: toughly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...candidates if neither gets a majority. Last week the bill failed, and Republicans were figuring hopefully that the heavy Democratic vote might be so thinly spread among the twoscore Democratic candidates that Republican Hutcheson could skip through with a small plurality. Moreover, while Hutcheson's competition is tough, it is by no means overwhelming. Leading the Democrats is Austin Attorney Ralph Yarborough, a sure vote getter but a chronic loser (three times for governor, once for attorney general). And Liberal Yarborough is bound to lose chunks of the conservative vote to ex-Congressman and Red-Hunter Martin Dies...
...bloom. The face of the country has been transformed. And the people are a little happier ... A neighbor, a very old man, said last fall: 'The hand of man is against me and the face of God is turned away. Pardner, whichever way you look, it's tough.' Last week he said: 'Son, just listen to the mockingbirds...
...relay was recorded by Aubrey, supposedly the Elis leading sprinter and holder of the present Yale record at 49.0. It seems likely, however, that Kiphuth will throw his ace, and perhaps Armstrong, against Dyer, for he makes a practice of loading the events in which he expects tough competition. John Lind or Ron Mischner will have the dubious pleasure of swimming in the same race...
...John Kohr should find undefeated Bob Foster a little too tough, for Foster beat Brown's Lou Winner, who tied with Kohr when the two met earlier in the season...
...fourth position--on the basis of squad rankings--Charlie MacVeagh will attempt to regain the form which he attained at the end of last season when he rose to the third singles position on the varsity. If he can be at the top of his game, he will provide tough opposition for about any player in the tournament...